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Starmer and Sunak's first TV head-to-head confirmed for next week
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and Labour leader Keir Starmer

RISHI SUNAK and Sir Keir Starmer’s first head-to-head television debate of the general election campaign has been confirmed.

ITV confirmed the Prime Minister and the Labour leader will take part in the hour-long debate before a live audience at 9pm next Tuesday.

Titled Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate, it will be moderated by presenter Julie Etchingham, who also hosted debates in 2015, 2017 and 2019.

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